INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND LOGISTICS, CORPORATE STRATEGIES AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

European and East Asian Experiences

International conference - September 28-29, 2005

Faculté des Affaires Internationales - University of Le Havre

Amphitheatre Nr 5, Faculté des Affaires internationales

 

- SEPTEMBER 28

9:00 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 -10:30 Opening ceremony

Welcoming addresses:

Camille GALAP, President of the University of Le Havre

Jean-Paul BARBICHE, Dean of the Faculté des Affaires internationales

Seoung-Yong HONG, President of Inha University

Congratulatory remarks:

H.Exc. Mr. Chul-ki JU, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to France  

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10:30 - 12:30 Inaugural panel session

The rise of China: challenges and opportunities for the regional and global economies

Chair: Pierre-Bruno RUFFINI, Professor at the University of Le Havre

Guest speakers:

- Guilhem FABRE, Professor at the University of Le Havre and member of the Institut Universitaire de France

China and the black oil of the XXIst century: intellectual property, innovation and global competition

 

- Jung-Taik HYUN, Professor at Inha University

The rise of China and economic cooperation in Northeast Asia

 

- Yuanzhu MA, Professor at the Fujian Academy of Social Sciences

China's growth model: the reasons for economic dynamism

 

- Peter RIMMER, Professor at Inha University

The emerging role of China in the global transport and logistics scene.

 

- Kar-Yiu WONG, Professor at the University of Washington

China's rise as an economic power and its impact on the world

 

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14:00 - 16:15 Thematic sessions I

- Session A1 International trade

Chair: Dong-Chon SUH, Inha University, Republic of Korea

- Jung-Taik HYUN and Jin-Young HONG, Inha University, Republic of Korea

Free trade agreements in East Asian countries: characteristics and remaining tasks

 

- Konstantin KORENEVSKIY, Pacific State Economic University, Russia

Russia's foreign trade: will WTO membership accelerate its development?

 

- Eric LISANN, Practising US attorney in Paris, France

Legal risk management in the international corruption context: the effects of international agreements on government policies

 

- Michael KRUSZKA, Poznan University of Economics, Poland

Trade in services under mode 4 - Experiences of countries under transition

- Session B1 Multinational corporations I

- Marie-Laure BARON, University of Le Havre, France

European retailing multinationals: investment in Asia and return effects

 

- Kozo KIYOTA, Yokohama National University, Toshiyuki MATSUURA, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Shujiro URATA, Waseda University, and Yuhong WEI, Hitotsubashi University, Japan

Reconsidering the backward vertical linkages of foreign affiliates : evidence from Japanese multinationals

 

- Sébastien RASPILLER and Patrick SILLARD, INSEE, France

Affiliating versus subcontracting : the case of multinationals

 

- Iwao TANAKA, Toyo Gakuen University, and Eiichi NAKAZAWA, Meikai University, Japan

Outsourcing and wages in Japanese manufacturing: destination effects evidenced from the international input-output tables

- Session C1 Supply chain and logistics management I

- Booi H. KAM, RMIT University, Australia

Managing outsourcing risks in the global supply chain: an exploration of approaches

 

- Jalal ASHAYERI and Paul R. KAMPSTRA, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

Demand driven distribution: the logistical challenges and opportunities

 

- Frank BATES, Tuncdan BALTACIOGLU and Tolga UYSAL, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey

Using the lean process of "mapping" within the logistics management organization

 

- Thorsten BLECKER and Nizar ABDELKAFI, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany

Integrated variety management in the assemble-to-order supply chain

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 16:30 - 18 :30 Thematic sessions II

 - Session B2 Multinational corporations II

- Kozo KIYOTA, Yokohama National University, Yoko SAZANAMI, Toyogakuen University and Keio University and Yu Ching WONG, IMF, Japan

Intra-regional trade in Asia: dynamics of production sharing and MNEs strategies

 

- Joanna GUSC, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Comparison of management control systems in new entries in the emerging markets of Asia and Central Eastern Europe

 

- Anthony LOWE and John GAWNE, RMIT University, Australia

Factors influence the competency and success of strategic alliance - A case study

 

 - Session C2 Supply chain and logistics management II

- Mary HAMILTON, University of Rhode Island, USA

Exploring global transportation networks : the role of global value chain linkages in transnational expansion strategies

 

- Fabrice HATEM, French Agency for International Investments, France

International investment in logistics: situation and trends in Europe

 

- Jong-Kil KIM and Jung-Wouk WOO, Inha University, Republic of Korea

The progress of globalization and its implication for logistics network in East Asia

 

- Ravi SARATHY, Northeastern University, USA

Terrorism, security and the global supply chain

 19:00 Cocktail hosted by the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Le Havre

Welcoming address: Christian LEROUX, Vice Chairman

Le Club, Centre de Commerce International du Havre

 

SEPTEMBER 29

8:45 - 10:45 Thematic sessions III

- Session A3 Regional economic integration and cooperation I

- Danuta TOMCZAK, Ostfold College, Norway

Rethinking multilateralism and regional integration in a globalising economy

 

- Yuanzhu MA, Fujian Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China

The strategic choice of China - East Asia regional economic cooperation under multilateral trading system

 

- Kang-Soek LEE and Philippe SAUCIER, University of Orléans, France

Exchange rate instability and trade integration - The case of Asia

 

- Christian MILLELI, University of Paris X, France

The surge of free trade agreements in Asia: what is at stake?

 - Session B3 Foreign direct investment I

- Nathalie AMINIAN, Sandy CAMPART, University of Le Havre, and Etienne PFISTER, University of Nancy II, France

Macroeconomic determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions: the European-Asian experience

 

- Dashnyam NACHIN, Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency, Mongolia

Trends in international investment flows: foreign direct investment in Mongolia

 

- Ysabel NAUWELAERTS and Ilke VAN BEVEREN, Lessius Hogeschool, Belgium

Sectoral concentration of foreign direct investment in OECD countries

 

- Seyed Komail TAYEBI, University of Isfahan, and Amir HORTAMANI, Islamic Azad University of Dehaghan, Iran

The impact of trade integration on FDI flows: evidence from EU and ASEAN+3

- Session C3 Port economics and management I

- Jess BROWNING, University of Washington, USA

Logistics of container transport in coastal and inland waterway shipping

 

- Laura MARQUEZ RAMOS, Immaculada MARTINEZ ZARZOSO, Universita Jaume I, Eva PEREZ GARCIA, Fundación Valenciaport, Spain and Gordon WILMSMEIER, Osnabrück University, Germany

Determinants of maritime transport costs. Importance of connectivity measures

 

- Arnaud LE MARCHAND, University of Le Havre, France

The container traffic by ports and range: between scale and random, there is governance

 

- Olivier PODEVINS, Hulocon Gmbh, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Inland waterway terminals as strategic interfaces on intermodal transport chains in Central Europe

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11:00 - 13:00 Thematic sessions IV

- Session A4 Regional economic integration and cooperation II

- Diana HOCHRAICH, Ministry of Finance, France

China's entry to the WTO and the Asian division of labour

 

- Dong-Chon SUH, Inha University, Republic of Korea

Economic power shift in East Asia and its political-economic implications

 

- Jean-Paul LEMAIRE, European School of Management ESCP-EAP

WTO integration challenge: the case of Vietnam

 

- Lurong CHEN, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Switzerland

A two-hub trading bloc in East Asia?

- Session B4 Foreign direct investment II

- Mitsuyo ANDO, Hitotsubashi University, and Fukunari KIMURA, Keio University, Japan

Fragmentation in Europe and East Asia: evidences from trade and FDI data

 

- Sonia BEN KHEDER, University of Paris I, France

Foreign direct investment and environmental regulation: a panel-data comparative analysis

 

- Hossein PIRASTEH, Komail TAYEBI and Farzad KARIMI, University of Isfahan, Iran

The future trade prospective of intercontinental foreign direct investment: the case of Europe and Asia

- Session C4 Supply chain and logistics management III

- Youn-Sung KIM, Yong-Ho SHIN and Dongwon LEE, Inha University, Republic of Korea

Development of purchasing performance measurement and evaluation model for manufacturing industry: an empirical study on Incheon machinery industrial cluster

 

- Sui-hei FUNG, Chi-fai CHEUNG, Wing-bun LEE and Siu-keung KWOK, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

A framework of extended virtual warehousing basing on intra-logistics

 

- Yong-Ho SHIN, Inha University, Republic of Korea

Standardization of logistics outsourcing process for global supply chain network

 

14:30 - 16:30 Thematic sessions V

- Session A5 Regional economic integration and cooperation III

- Joao DIAS and Victor MAGRICO, ISEG-Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

European integration and inter-firm cooperation behaviour: some evidence from the Portuguese data

 

- Fabienne BOUDIER-BENSEBAA, University of Paris XII, and Olivier LAMOTTE University of Cergy-Pontoise, France

Evaluating "spoke" regionalism: evidence from Eastern European countries

 

- Jong-Hwan KO, Pukyong National University, Republic of Korea

Eastern enlargement of the EU and its economic impact on the enlarged EU and East Asia: a CGE approach

- Session B5 International transport

- Abdelfatteh AMMOUS and Walid CHATTI, University of Sfax, Tunisia

Transport corridors and Euro-Mediterranean integration

 

- Peter J. RIMMER and Young-Tae CHANG, Inha University, Republic of Korea

Global network corporations in transport and communications: Korea's Hanjin Shipping, Korean Air and KT Corporation

 

- Svetlana IKONNIKOVA, Humboldt University, Germany

Strategic coalition formation and investment in international gas transportation systems: analysis of the Eurasian gas supply network

 

- Nadine LE NENAON, University of Le Havre, France

From clients to competitors: profiling industrial railways in Germany

 

 

- Session C5 Port economics and management II 

- Kichan PARK and Jeongchul CHOI, Inha University, Republic of Korea

Pentaport harbor development project of Incheon - Concepts and application

 

- Jung-Duk LIM, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea

Impact of Busan port and port related industries on regional economy

 

- César DUCRUET, Olivier JOLY and Hipolito MARTELL, University of Le Havre, France

Air-sea linkages in European port cities: development impact on transport and logistic activities

 

 18:30 Visit to the André Malraux Fine Arts Museum

 20:00 Gala dinner at the Château de Grosmesnil

 

Thanks to: Ministère des Affaires étrangères - Ambassade de France en Corée - Conseil régional de Haute-Normandie - Ville du Havre - Port autonome du Havre - Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Havre - SDV Logistique internationale - Hanjin Shipping France - Hyundai Shipping France

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France-Corée - Léon C. ROCHOTTE

Octobre 2005